Pentecost 2026 | 2 Corinthians 5:1–5 "A Down Payment on Heaven"

A down payment of course is when you make a first large payment on some big item like a house or property, paying the rest when the time comes. This idea is here in 2 Corinthians 5:5, except that God is the buyer, and the Holy Spirit is His down payment. In this Pentecost message, we look into one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit secured for us on that great day. It is the gift of a guarantee. Christ has died and been raised in a new body. And now the Spirit has been put down as collateral—as it were—to guarantee that you too will be raised with a new body. And because of that, we’re able to cope with the threat and fears of death that all of us live with as mortal people in this age.